Tennis at the Riot Room, 4/6/17
Past interview subjects Tennis recently bought their smooth and soulful indie grooves to a packed Riot Room. I covered the show for X1051. Check out these live versions of “Never Work for Free” and “Needle and a Knife.”
Cloud Nothings at RecordBar, 4/7/17
Cloud Nothings recently smashed RecordBar with a rocking set. I covered the show for X1051. The Ohio-based band brought the energy live and whipped the crowd into a frenzy. Check out these blazing live clips.
The Sluts at Pizza Bar, 4/1/17
The Sluts recently rocked a packed Pizza Bar in the Power & Light District. Their set was part of the Homegrown Buzz Showcase, presented by 96.5 The Buzz. The past interview subjects always put on a rocking live show. Check out this live version of “Spy Hunter.”
Rachel Mallin and The Wild Type at RecordBar, 3/31/17
Rachel Mallin and The Wild Type recently beasted a set at RecordBar. I covered the show for X1051. Check out this rocking version of my favorite song of last year, “White Girls.”
Dreamers at RecordBar, 3/14/17
Dreamers recently beasted RecordBar with a blazing set of indie rock vibes. It is always nice to see an indie rock power trio. It was drummer Jacob Wick’s birthday and the band was in party mode all night. The Griswolds drummer Lachlan West sat in “DRUGS” and “Sweet Disaster. ” Check out rocking version of “Never Too Late to Dance,” “DRUGS” and “Sweet Disaster.”
Slothrust at Alamo Drafthouse KC, 3/14/17
Slothrust recently performed an acoustic set at Alamo Drafthouse KC. It’s always nice when bands can still bring the energy at 8:30 in the morning. Check out these stripped down versions of “7:30 AM” and “Rotten Pumpkin.”
Here’s episode 3 of #StreetBeast for X105.1:
“This is what happens when #StreetBeast McClain Johnson takes on Uptown Theater before Dropkick Murphys.”
Lee Fields and the Expressions at the RecordBar, 3/3/17
Lee Fields and the Expressions recently smashed through a soulful set at a sold out RecordBar. It was one of the funkiest shows I’ve seen in months. Check out this burning live performance of “Special Night.”
Electric Guest at Alamo Drathouse, 2/28/17
Los Angeles-based indie duo Electric Guest recently hit the Alamo Drafthouse for an early morning acoustic set during a stop in Kansas City. Check out this live version of their soulful song “Dear to Me.”
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